FNUS74 KLCH 221623
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR POWERLINE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1123 AM CDT WED JUN 22 2011

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE ALONG WITH A VERY MOIST AIR MASS WILL
COMBINE FOR WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS WILL AVERAGE AROUND 1/2 INCH...HOWEVER SOME LOCALIZED
AREAS WILL RECEIVE 1 TO 2 INCHES. THE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL
MOVE EAST OF THE AREA ON THURSDAY. DECENT MOISTURE WILL STILL BE
IN PLACE ALLOWING FOR AT-LEAST SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WITH THE DAYTIME HEATING.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P
SKY (%).........75  75  75  75  75  75  75  75  75  73  72  70
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............86  88  88  88  88  88  87  86  85  82  80  79
RH..............67  63  59  59  59  61  63  65  72  77  79  82
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..7   7   7   7   7   6   6   6   5   5   5   5
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
EYE LVL WND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
EYE LVL WND SPD.5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   4   4   4   4
EYE LVL WND GST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  5   5   5   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

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FORECASTER...ESCUDE/RUA
REQUESTED BY...STEVE COBB
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110622.POWER.01/LCH